I do not know what the filmmaker tries to focus on. The film only shows a baseball season in Japan with chronological order, that is boring. I am not convinced why and how Bobby Valentine has been accepted in Japan. Bobby's wife thinks he is fluent in Japanese and Bobby himself considers his Japanese conversation skill is sixth grade student level. However, he barely speaks Japanese. He only speaks the sentences he remembers. He speaks Japanese like a four- year old kid. There must be reasons Bobby made a great success and acceptance in Japan although he cannot communicate well in Japanese. However, the film shows Bobby climbing up Mt. Fuji and his ace pitcher talks about gaining weight. There are so many meaningless scenes and sound bites in the film. Probably, I should not expect much from student films.
Review of The Zen of Bobby V
